¿Dos funciones el domingo y una el lunes?
Two shows on Sunday and one on Monday?
He means one particular Sunday and one particular Monday, so el goes in front of both days.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "Sunday" in Spanish
el domingo
nounmasculineplural: los domingoslowercase
"Sunday" in Spanish is el domingo, said doh-MEEN-goh. Unlike lunes or viernes, it has a plural with its own ending: los domingos means on Sundays, week after week. It's masculine and written in lowercase.
Hear "domingo" in real movie scenes
One Sunday on a schedule and one Sunday habit. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Haces eso todos los domingos.
You do that every Sunday.
Here it's a habit that repeats each week, so the day gets an -s and the article becomes los.
From Piensa como hombre · Spanish audio
Sunday phrases
From lazy mornings to the holidays on the church calendar.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el domingo por la mañana | Sunday morning |
| todos los domingos | every Sunday |
| de lunes a domingo | Monday through Sunday, all week |
| la ropa de domingo | your Sunday best |
| Domingo de Ramos | Palm Sunday |
| Domingo de Resurrección | Easter Sunday |
Tip: De lunes a domingo is a handy way to say a shop or a job never takes a day off.
Grammar: el domingo, los domingos
Four points, including the one way Sunday differs from most days.
Masculine and lowercase
el domingo. It takes a capital D only at the start of a sentence or in a holiday name like Domingo de Ramos.A plural with -s
Lunes through viernes never change, but domingo does: los domingos. Sábado is the only other day that adds -s.Add the time of day
Put por la mañana, por la tarde or por la noche after it: el domingo por la tarde, Sunday afternoon.The ng sound
Say the ng as in English finger, with the g heard: doh-MEEN-goh.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Este domingo por la mañana.
This Sunday morning.
No, los domingos nunca.
No, never on Sundays.
Tómate el sábado y el domingo.
Take Saturday and Sunday off.
Los domingos voy al restaurante.
On Sundays I go to the restaurant.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗los domingo
✓los domingos
Unlike lunes or martes, domingo needs an -s when you mean more than one.
✗el Domingo
✓el domingo
Keep it lowercase. Holiday names like Domingo de Ramos are the exception.
✗Domingo pasado fui al parque
✓El domingo pasado fui al parque
Last Sunday still needs el in front.
Real conversation: which days do you train?
A short chat in the gym locker room.
You're in the locker room at the gym. Diego, who trains there too, asks which days you come to work out.
¡Otra vez aquí! ¿Vienes todos los días?
Here again! Do you come every day?
Los martes y los miércoles.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
¿Y los domingos?
And on Sundays?
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How to remember it
Domingo comes from the Latin for "the Lord's day". Picture a slow Sunday morning with church bells ringing.
Questions about "Sunday" in Spanish
How do you say Sunday in Spanish?
El domingo, pronounced doh-MEEN-goh. Write it in lowercase.
How do you say "on Sundays" in Spanish?
Los domingos, or todos los domingos for every Sunday. Unlike most days, domingo adds an -s in the plural.
How do you say Easter Sunday in Spanish?
Domingo de Resurrección or Domingo de Pascua. Holiday names keep their capital letters.
Is Domingo also a name?
Yes. Domingo is a man's first name and a surname, and the capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
